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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
Technical Precision Meets Artistic Curiosity in DJazz’s latest release ‘Her Mom’s A Gypsy’
sxnchay & Moonjock Mixes Pop Rap & Acoustic Soul In Their Mixtape ‘Twentysomethings’
Dolorblind Challenges Indian Melodic Tastes by Integrating Gritty Textures into Electronic Pop through EP ‘No Signals’
Pina Colada Blues & Jai Matt Bring Early-2000s Pop to Malayalam with their Mixtape ‘J2K, Vol. 1’
Grave Defines the Modern Rave Through Minimalist and Menacing Sonic Textured EP ‘Cerebral Malfunction’
- Industry Insight
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
- Featured
Release Spotlight #105 – Acoustic Folk, Indie Pop, Experimental Music & More!
Behind the stage: The Dark Reality of Volunteering at Indian Festivals
‘Bhalo Lage Na’: Revisiting Chandrabindoo’s Chaw Across Generations
“You’d be blown away listening to Jakub in a completely new avatar” – In Conversation With Antariksh and Jakub on single ‘Naaqis’
RISE//DEL 2026: 3 Days That Brought India’s Creative Economy Into Focus
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The pulse of the independent circuit is best felt through its diversity, where every day brings a collision of genres that somehow find a...
Opinion
Every festival season in India begins the same way. Lineups drop. Group chats explode. Tickets sell out. And somewhere in the middle of all...
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My mother and I have a very few things in common, especially when it comes to how we have spent our days in the...
Interview
Few acts in India’s rock landscape have pushed boundaries like Antariksh. Blending odd-timed riffs with Hindustani classical elements, grand choruses, and emotionally charged storytelling,...
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I. KyaBC Pulkit Sharma a.k.a KyaBC is a filmmaker/editor hailing from Delhi. The young prodigy had previously indulged in travel photography and random stills...
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This could easily be our most versatile roundup yet with genres ranging from Qawwali fusion, dreamy indie-tronica, Bengali rap, and more such exciting blends...
Opinion
My mother (Amma in Kannada) is from a family where everyone learnt to play an instrument or sing. A great grandfather spent his time...
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Music is one of the best forms of expression, be it emotions, certain feelings, conveying personal stories, sharing ideologies, or just curating something that...
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At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it...
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“abru is extrinsicruab on the contraryruab is intrinsic” RVAB – Dhanji With the end of pre-Ruab, and what might be considered as one of...
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Hip-Hop by brown people popularly known as ‘Desi hip-hop’ has quickly become the most sought after genre of music in India, so much so...
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A fresh month calls for a brand new roundup with the freshest of tracks here at The Indian Music Diaries. In this edition, we...
Interview
Sambata is a talented Marathi rapper who has taken the music industry by storm. Born and raised in Maharashtra, he grew up listening to...